Senior Correctional Officer (Fire Safety)

Location – Francis Greenway Correctional Complex, Berkshire Park

Employment type – Ongoing, Full Time

Salary – Snr Correctional Officer Grade - $97,285 pa + Incidental Allowance + Leave Loading + Superannuation

Your role

We are looking for a proactive and dedicated Senior Correctional Officer to work within our Fire Safety Environmental Risk Management unit at Windsor (Francis Greenway Correctional Complex).

What you’ll do

• Provide and record firefighting and fire management training for all levels of CSNSW staff.
• Supervision of Fire Safety Managers in the development & maintenance of Local Fire Emergency Plans.
• Oversight of monthly fire safety checklists conducted by Fire Safety Managers.
• The reporting of unsafe fire safety issues and practices to Senior Officers.
• Conduct reviews and/or provision of Fire Evacuation Diagrams at designated CSNSW managed facilities.
• Maintaining a daily log of events and activities with precision and accuracy of relevant details for future dissemination and record keeping.
• Provide regular written and oral reports to Senior Officers on relevant and pertinent issues relating to the designated area to ensure effective resolution of issues.
• Provide Fire Safety Awareness Training and Assessment for a wide range of Stakeholders- staff at Custodial Corrections, Community Corrections staff, Justice health Grad Nurses etc.
• Able to travel on short notice and Statewide travel when required.

About You

You will be part of a dynamic team working in a sensitive correctional centre environment, capable of working as part of a team with flexibility to work across teams within the Infrastructure, Strategy and Governance unit. You will be able to progress areas of work proactively to deliver results and be willing to learn new skills and systems. A unique requirement of this role is to demonstrate broad project management support skills while having specific experience in a human resource context.

What we’re looking for

Qualifications Required:

• Current Certificate III in Correctional Practice or appropriate and relevant custodial experience.
• Capacity to drive official vehicles and possess an appropriate level of NSW Drivers Licence P2 or higher.
• Knowledge of and ability to implement correctional facility-based Awareness and fire management procedures.

Essential Requirements:

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to liaise effectively with stakeholders at all levels to gain compliance and develop constructive solutions, to brief and train stakeholders, to conduct efficient first response operations and to coordinate people effectively in emergencies.
• An ability to work as a team, interpret complex situations and provide effective service.
• Practical experience in responding to emergency with the ability to remain calm under pressure.

If you meet the essential requirements and the role resonates with you, please apply, you do not need to meet every requirement for us to want to talk to you.

Desirable Requirements

• Qualifications and/or experience in delivery training (TAE 40116 or later version) or willingness to obtain one.
• Drafting Evacuation Diagrams Using Microsoft Visio Programme.
• Working and or worked as a Fire Safety Manager in Correctional Centre with FSM qualification.
• Skill, knowledge and experience in fire prevention/protection with demonstrated expertise in the use of fire fighting and safety equipment with demonstrated technical ability to monitor safety, fire detection, emergency warning, suppression systems and equipment, and to develop solutions and resolve problems to achieve compliance with legislation, codes, and standards.

We focus on hiring people who share our commitment and goals of inclusion, collaboration, adaptability, courage and integrity. If you meet the essential requirements and the role resonates with you, please apply – you do not need to meet every desired requirement for us to want to talk to you.

What We Offer

• A challenging and rewarding career.
• Flexible, autonomous work environment.
• Competitive pay and conditions.
• Training and development opportunities to build and maintain capabilities.
• Health & Wellbeing and Employee Assistance Programs.

We do work that really matters. Working for the Department of Communities and Justice (DCJ) provides lots of opportunities to make a real difference. We collaborate with other agencies and community partners, to improve lives and realise the potential of children, adults, families and communities. We're focused on breaking, rather than managing, disadvantage. It’s work that really matters.

Apply now and join Australia’s top public sector employer where we will support you and provide an exciting and flexible working environment!

Are you ready to join us?

Click apply, attach an up-to-date résumé (maximum 5 pages) and a cover letter (maximum 3 pages) addressing the 2 targeted questions below with a brief outline on how you meet the requirements of the role:

• Tell us about a time when your manager criticized your work. How did you respond?
• Give us an example of a time when you were not sure whether you had the authority to make a decision (for example for a client). What did you do? What was the outcome?

Applications close 5th September 2026 at 11:59pm AEST.

Got a question? For more information about the role or what it’s like to work for DCJ, please contact the hiring manager Nandagopal Kanniappan on 0408 245 767 or at nandagopal.kanniappan@dcj.nsw.gov.au

If you’ve got a question about applying or would benefit from an adjustment in the recruitment process to help you perform at your best (including an alternate method submission of the application), please call Rachel Urquhart-Secord on 02 9354 1624 or via rachel.urquhartsecord@dcj.nsw.gov.au

Visit Recruitment adjustments on the DCJ website to learn more.

Inclusion and Diversity lies at the heart of how we recruit. We continue to hire great people with a wide variety of skills, experience and backgrounds. This includes people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People, women, people identifying as LGBTIQ+, culturally and linguistically diverse people, carers and other diversity groups. To find out what DCJ are doing to build an inclusive and diverse workforce, visit Inclusion and diversity on the DCJ website.

Other Information

A talent pool may be created for future ongoing and temporary roles and is valid for a period of up to 18 months. Priority will be given to filling the position in Francis Greenway Correctional Complex.

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Thank you for your interest in this role. We look forward to receiving your application.

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